Improvement in barrel-covers



Patented Dec.5,1876.

BARREL COVER.

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DAVID T..MCCLELLAN AND THOS. J. MCBRIDE, OF MOUNT VERNON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN BARREL-COVERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,976, dated December5, 1876; application filed August 2l, 1876.

To all whom it may conocia:

Be it known that we, DAVID T. MCGLEL- LAN and THOMAS J. MCBRIDE, ofMount Vernon, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Covers; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description oftheinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which for part of this specilication.

Our invention relates to covers for barre-ls, casks, and the like.

In the drawings, Figure l shows a plan view of a cover provided with oursaid invention. Fig. 2 is a view, in side elevation, of two forms orembodiments of which said invention is capable.

The invention consists in the parts and combinations, as willhereinafter be more fully specified and claimed, wherein A is a lid orcover of any suitable material and fashion. This lid is divided into twoparts, so that when one part thereof is secured to the barrel, theother, hinged or attached' thereto, may be thrown back thereon. and thebarrel thus partially opened. To one section of the lid or cover A isattached a frame or guides, B B. Said frame may be constructed in onepiece, or of several parts, separately attached, as

may be desired, and is of any suitable form necessary to accommodate theparts hereinafter to be described. G C are the forked or prongedfasteners orl bars, made preferably with two prongs, and ot' such alength as -to accommodate the outer or inner shape of the barrel. Whenitl is desired that the prongs shall engage upon the inside of thebarrel, they are made straight, as shown in part first of Fig. 2. If,however, as might frequently be the case, it is desirable that theretaining mechanism be situated outside of the barrel, the prongs of thefasteners or bars O are lengthened and turnedv down and under the cover,as shown in part two of Fig. 2, whereby the points will engage upon theoutside of the barrel and accomplish the same result.

It' desired, the prongs of the fasteners or bars C may be replaced by asingle-pointed bar. D is a rod connecting the pronged fasteners or barsO. It is provided with right and left hand screw -threads c, which,engaging with fasteners O, simultaneously move them toward or from eachother, as said rod D is turned one way or another by the thumbnut d.

The operation of the device is as follows The lid A, provided with theparts hereinbefore described, is placed upon the barrel, and thescrew-rod D is turned until the points oi' the fasteners G engage withthe sides of the barrel. When this is accomplished it will be apparentthat the lid A is securely fastened to the top of the barrel. Whenevernecessary, the barrel maybe opened by swinging back the loose section Aof the lid hereinbefore mentioned.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A lid-fastener consisting, essentially, in the combination, with twoseparate pronged or pointed bars, of an intermediate reversely screwthreaded rod, whereby the engagingbars may be readily adjusted,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with the bars C C, supported in guides B B, securedto the lid of a tub or other receptacle, ofthe reversely screwthreadedrod D and thumbnut d, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID T. MCCLELLAN. THOMAS J. McBRIDE. Witnesses:

WILLARD S. HYDE, DANIEL W. PARKE.

